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Lampornis clemenciae Photo by Joe McDonald (McDonald Wildlife Photography) Common name:blue-throated hummingbird (en); beija-flor-de-garganta-azul (pt); colibri à gorge bleue (fr); colibrí gorgiazul (es); blaukehlnymphe (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This North American species is found in the southern United States, in southern Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas, and into Mexico as far south as Oaxaca.Size:These birds are 11-12,5…
Camaroptera brachyura Photo by Trevor Hardaker (Biodiversity Explorer) Common name:green-backed camaroptera (en); felosa-de-dorso-verde (pt); camaroptère à tête gris (fr); camaroptera de lomo verde (es); grünrücken-camaroptera (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:These birds are found across much of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to South Africa.Size:Green-backed camaropteras are 11,5-13 cm long and weigh 10-11 g.Habitat:They are generally…
Amandava amandava Photo by Jayaprakash Siddapura (Flickr) Common name:red avadavat (en); bengali-vermelho (pt); bengali rouge (fr); bengalí rojo (es); tigerfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:These birds originate from southern Asia, being found from central Pakistan, through India and Bangladesh, and into Myanmar, southern China, Vietnam, Cambodja, south-eastern Thailand, Indonesia and East Timor. This species is commonly used…
Harpyhaliaetus coronatus (Photo from Flickriver) Common name:crowned solitary eagle (en); águia-cinzenta (pt); buse couronnée (fr); águila coronada (es); zaunadler (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This South American species is found in southern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.Size:These birds are 75-85 cm long and have a wingspan of 170-185 cm. They weigh 2,9-3,5 kg.Habitat:Crowned solitary eagles are found in semi-open…
Parus major Photo by Slawomir Staszczuk (Wikipedia) Common name:great tit (en); chapim-real (pt); mésange charbonnière (fr); carbonero común (es); kohlmeise (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParidaeRange:The great tit is found throughout continental Europe and the British isles, as well as in northern Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Their range extends into Turkey and the Middle East all the way…
Promerops cafer Photo by Tadeusz Stawarczyk (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Cape sugarbird (en); papa-açucar-do-Cabo (pt); promérops du Cap (fr); mielero-abejaruco de El Cabo (es); Kaphonigfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PromeropidaeRange:This species is endemic to South Africa, only being found in the fynbos biome of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces.Size:The males are 34-44 cm long, while…
Rhynochetos jubatus (Photo from Maya en Nouvelle Caledonie) Common name:kagu (en); cagu (pt); cagou huppé (fr); kagú (es); kagu (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily RhynochetidaeRange:This species is endemic to New Caledonia, in the south-west Pacific. They have a fragmented range, mostly being found in the Parc Provincial Rivière Bleue, in Province Sud an in the forests between Bourail…
Locustella pleskei Photo by Nial Moores (Birds Korea) Common name:Pleske’s grasshopper warbler (en); cigarrinha-de-Pleske (pt); locustelle de Pleske (fr); buscarla de Pleske (es); Pleske-schwirl (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This Asian species breeds only in a few small offshore islands along the Pacific coast, from the southernmost parts of eastern Russia, through the Korean peninsula and Japan and south…
